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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Childcare Workers in KENTUCKY

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $10.79 $13.00 $14.60 $17.41 $20.80
      Yearly $22,450 $27,040 $30,370 $36,200 $43,270
      Kentucky Hourly $10.25 $10.82 $13.36 $14.47 $16.71
      Yearly $21,310 $22,500 $27,800 $30,100 $34,760
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.64 $11.52 $14.11 $14.96 $17.68
      Yearly $22,130 $23,960 $29,340 $31,110 $36,760
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.82 $12.24 $14.02 $16.08 $17.38
      Yearly $22,510 $25,460 $29,150 $33,450 $36,160
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.53 $11.21 $13.85 $15.05 $17.66
      Yearly $21,900 $23,310 $28,800 $31,300 $36,730
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.35 $12.17 $13.33 $14.26 $15.80
      Yearly $21,520 $25,320 $27,720 $29,650 $32,860
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.01 $10.67 $13.30 $13.75 $16.38
      Yearly $18,730 $22,190 $27,670 $28,600 $34,060
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.11 $10.60 $12.90 $13.95 $14.72
      Yearly $21,040 $22,040 $26,830 $29,010 $30,620
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.39 $10.17 $12.84 $13.68 $14.39
      Yearly $19,540 $21,140 $26,710 $28,450 $29,930
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.03 $11.06 $12.78 $14.54 $17.96
      Yearly $20,860 $23,000 $26,580 $30,250 $37,370
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $9.94 $10.42 $12.52 $13.89 $14.56
      Yearly $20,680 $21,670 $26,040 $28,900 $30,280
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.70 $10.36 $12.44 $13.58 $14.50
      Yearly $20,180 $21,560 $25,880 $28,240 $30,160
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.09 $10.51 $12.35 $13.40 $15.03
      Yearly $20,990 $21,850 $25,690 $27,880 $31,250
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $9.59 $10.30 $11.16 $12.53 $13.57
      Yearly $19,950 $21,420 $23,220 $26,070 $28,230
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.90 $10.05 $11.03 $13.25 $13.89
      Yearly $18,520 $20,900 $22,930 $27,570 $28,890